Alert 7 Jun 2024 Lifting Operations – Property Damage Three members of the deck crew on a North Sea installation were tasked to carry out routine lifting operations to re-locate a container. The wind speed at the time of the incident was approximately 38 – 39 knots. The push/pull sticks were used to control the load. As the lift progressed and the in… View Alert
Alert 3 Jun 2024 Leg injury while mooring During unmooring operations, a crew person got caught in the bight of a messenger line mooring rope and was injured. The incident occurred when a vessel was being prepared for departure. The worker was on the mooring deck, using a messenger line around the mooring rope to guide it onto a winch drum.… View Alert
Alert 3 Jun 2024 Stored energy - dislodged pin causes injury During disconnection of a structure, a securing pin became stuck and could not be removed by hand. A hydraulic jack was employed to eject the pin which resulted in the pin being released under load directly into someone’s face. A team of four persons were removing a structure. This involved the remo… View Alert
Alert 3 Jun 2024 Diver’s umbilical trapped during a pipeline flooding operation A saturation diver lost his breathing gas supply and had to go onto his emergency cylinder. The incident occurred on a moored 8-point construction barge during flooding operations near the pulling head of a newly laid pipeline. Water depth at the platform was 53 msw. The pulling head of the newly la… View Alert
Alert 3 Jun 2024 Vessel collided with platform A vessel was waiting on weather when it collided with an unmanned and unlit platform. The vessel had been holding on DP at a fairly constant distance from the platform for about four hours from midnight, but thereafter, started to move towards the platform. The vessel was being driven using “joystic… View Alert
Alert 3 Jun 2024 Dropped lifting beam due to parted soft strop During lifting operations a lifting beam weighing 4 Te was dropped from 50cm. The incident occurred when the lifting beam was being prepared for relocation for sea fastening prior to transit. A 1 Te strop was doubled through the main lifting pad eye on the lifting beam for the relocation. When the c… View Alert
Alert 3 Jun 2024 Welding and Burning Hazards Following inspections on production and well operation sites in the Gulf of Mexico and an analysis of compliance and incident data since 2022, BSSE discovered multiple high potential fires associated with welding and burning operations. Several critical issues were identified requiring attention to … View Alert
Alert 3 Jun 2024 Engine failure and subsequent engine room fire There was a catastrophic failure of a diesel generator on a vessel working offshore. The failure of the generator led to engine components being ejected by force, which in turn started an engine room fire. The Hi-Fog fixed firefighting system was activated, non-essential personnel were mustered, and… View Alert
Alert 3 Jun 2024 CTV crew member snagged on tag line and lifted off feet After a routine lift had been landed over the stern to a CTV foredeck, the CTV crew member gave the signal to raise the crane hook. While the hook was being raised, he stepped forward to guide the slings clear of snagging points on the CTV. A tag line attached to the slings snagged or became entangl… View Alert
Alert 3 Jun 2024 Crewmember suspended above deck by lifting equipment On a CTV (Crew Transfer Vessel), a crew member’s work restraint lanyard became entangled in a hook and wire sling, and the crew member was lifted off the deck. The incident happened during lifting operations offshore at a wind turbine. A deckhand and trainee deckhand were both on deck receiving a lo… View Alert
Alert 3 Jun 2024 Hand and finger injuries Hand and finger injuries continue to be a significant theme in the incidents shared with IMCA by its members. This is a summary of two recent examples from members. STOP! Take the time to think things through before starting work. Your hands and fingers are the best tools you have – and you only hav… View Alert
Alert 3 Jun 2024 IADC - Inspector Fatally Injured While Inspecting an Enclosed Facility Crane An inspector was fatally injured while inspecting a gantry crane at an indoor enclosed compressor station. The gantry crane had a walkway with limited clearance, only about 2 inches, between the handrail and the overhead ceiling beam. The inspector was positioned facing north, towards the handrai… View Alert